Protesters chant slogans and wave Cypriot flags outside the Cypriot parliament on Friday.
Cypriot authorities were putting the final touches Friday to a plan they hope will convince international lenders to provide the money the country urgently needed to avoid bankruptcy within days.

Stocks rose on Wall Street Friday, bolstered by strong earnings from major companies. Investors also saw a chance to add to their holdings after declines earlier in the week.

Nike reported a surge in quarterly profit, sending its stock price to a record. Tiffany topped earnings predictions, boosted by demand from customers in Asia.

Investors were also drawn by the pause in the market’s run-up. Even with Friday’s rise, the S&P 500 remained on course for its worst week in a month.

The damper on U.S. stock markets was caused by another worrisome chapter in Europe’s debt crisis, and some disappointing corporate news.

The Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus, a banking haven, is struggling to devise a plan to avoid financial collapse. Stocks were also weighed down on Thursday by weak sales from Oracle. That news brought down technology stocks.

On Friday, though, investors took advantage of the pause and got back into the market.

The global economy has remained resilient in the face of a series of crises this year. That has encouraged investors to pick up stocks on any dips, said Ron Florance, managing director of investment strategy at Wells Fargo Private Bank.

“We still have an astonishing amount of money sitting on the sidelines,” said Florance. “The individual as well institutional investors have been sitting it out.”

Investors have remained optimistic because U.S. housing is recovering and companies are hiring more workers. Healthy profits for corporations and continuing stimulus from the Federal Reserve have also boosted stock prices.

Despite Friday’s rebound, the S&P 500 is five points, or 0.3 percent, lower than it was at the start of trading on Monday.

The broad index last logged a weekly decline Feb. 22, falling 0.3 percent, after investors were spooked by the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s January policy meeting. The minutes revealed disagreement over how long to keep buying bonds in an effort to boost the economy.

A pause in the stock market rally is now due because gains this year overstate the improvement in the economy, said Terry Sandven, chief equity strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management.

The biggest risk to the market run-up this year will come when the Fed faces increasing pressure to end its stimulus program. That could happened if the economy continues to improve and stock markets rise, said Sandven.